r/VintageOmega

Took my over 100 year old vintage omega out for a spin today. One of my favorite vintage pieces. Such a gorgeous dial and fits my wrist very nicely.

Picked up this absolutely gorgeous 1966 Omega Seamaster De Ville with an Arabic Numeral Dial.

Ref. 160.020
Cal. 563

Gave it a thorough cleaning, and a NOS Crystal and I absolutely cannot stop staring at it.

OMEGA Seamaster 300M James Bond Limited Edition 007 Complete Full Set

My grandfather bought the watch in the late 70’s and gave it to me a few years back. It’s my favorite watch in my collection and it runs perfectly!

Omega from 1950s with a unique, evenly spread gold patina. It's hard to imagine that this sunburst dial was originally white. Paired with a sterling silver mesh bracelet.
Robust manual winding movement cal. 266
ref. 2639-14

Picked up this Omega Seamaster f300 off flea bay last month. After fighting with customs it finally arrived. I know it’s a frankenwatch, this face was never offered with the diver case. But I’m not too worried about it. This thing humms like a charm!

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Got both today for 450,000 KRW (~$320). Opened them up to check.

1. De Ville 111.140: cal. 625 manual, gold-plated bezel, running. Some dial spotting, service history unknown.

2. Seamaster Quartz 196.0243: cal. 1425 day-date, two-tone bracelet with Omega clasp, running.

What's a realistic value for each? Any signs of redials? Is the De Ville worth servicing?

Guys, I really need a take on this

Hi everyone,

I’m trying to identify an unusual vintage Omega De Ville that I recently acquired.

The watch is a sterling silver Omega De Ville from the 1970s, and the inside of the case back is marked:

OMEGA WATCH Co.

1011

0.925

8349

The movement is an Omega manual-wind Calibre 625.

The watch has a brown/bronze oval dial with white Roman numerals and a very unusual integrated silver bracelet made of large open oval links that gradually decrease in size towards both ends.

The main mystery is the bracelet.

The previous owner told me it is original Omega, and several independent watch appraisers who reviewed photos of the watch also told me they believe the bracelet is definitely original Omega.

Unfortunately, the original clasp has broken off and is missing. Because of that, there is no visible Omega logo or bracelet reference number on the remaining bracelet. I suspect the reference may originally have been stamped on the clasp.

I have found several documented Omega De Ville / Jeux d’Argent watches with case number 8349 and Calibre 625, but I have not been able to find another example with this exact graduated open-oval bracelet.

I also contacted Omega directly, but they told me that their historical archive/extract service is currently being revised, so they could not provide further identification.

What I would really like to find out is:

- Is this a known Omega bracelet design?

- Does anyone know the complete 711.xxxx reference for this configuration?

- Was this part of the De Ville “Jeux d’Argent” collection?

- Has anyone seen another example with this exact bracelet?

- Is this simply a very rare variation, or possibly a low-production jewellery model?

The watch is currently running, although accuracy and service history are unknown. The clasp is broken/missing and the watch shows normal age-related wear.

I have attached photos of:

- the complete watch

- the bracelet front and back

- the broken clasp ends

- the inside case-back markings

- the Omega Cal. 625 movement

Any catalogue scans, auction records, old Omega advertisements or reference information would be extremely appreciated.

I’m not trying to claim that the watch is unique.

I simply haven’t been able to find another identical example yet.

Thanks in advance for any help.

Advertised as all original. The dial looks like a redial to me. Thoughts?

Sent out for repairs just about two months ago. Case polished, new band, new Crystal and the date wheel had to be replaced as well as the stem. Any tips or things I should look out for to keep it running another 50+ years? It was his retirement gift after 25 years at Sealtest foods and is engraved 1974 on the back.

family watch original thought I would share before getting it serviced

Looking for some advice and thoughts on a listing for a vintage Omega Constellation posted on Ottuhr. In the process of selling a True North pastel and will have some extra cash. The reference is 168.029.

- Anyone have recent experience with Ottuhr? Have seen a couple mentions but nothing super recent.
- Is this $2,300 a reasonable price? Seems $300 or so too high based on other results online and on Chrono24. Thinking of starting at $1,900.
- How much would a normal service run me years down the road? Is there a big risk it just stops working completely? Have seen issues with the day/date but not overall 751 movement.

Any thought or comments for a novice collector are greatly appreciated.

So I purchased this Omega from eBay believe I got it for a reasonable price needed a new crystal. It’s been worked on previously by a watchmaker crown is not original so my thoughts were to replace crown and crystal service it while I have it open and flip it.

Once I opened it, I barely touched the Deville logo and it smeared like it was wet paint never had that happen on an omega before so I’m thinking it was a redial at some point. My thoughts are to look for a dial, but I think the price will be high enough to tank any profit I may have made look for someone reputable that may be able to fix the logo or plan C finish cleaning the Deville logo off the dial since it seemed to wipe clean where I touched it and put it all back together after service.

I do know whatever was done to the dial was long ago there was 20yrs of crud and DNA on the lugs and case back.

Hey everyone,

I wanted to share a special piece from my grandfather’s collection. He was an avid watch collector, and he bought this 14k gold-capped Omega Constellation C-Shape (Ref. 168.017) as a treat to himself to wear while traveling the world.

Before he passed, he told my mom that he wanted his watches passed along to the kids/grandkids to help out whenever times got tight. That time has come for me, so I’m looking to do a private sale soon, but I wanted to get the community's perspective first.

It’s fully operational and sitting on what I believe is its original matching gold-capped brick-style bracelet. I took these photos before doing any detailed prep, so there's some light natural patina and tarnish on the exterior links that I plan to clean up carefully.

I’d love to hear your thoughts on this reference! Also, if anyone has recent experience with C-Shape values on the matching bracelet, what do you think it's worth?

To be clear, I am not trying to sell this watch on this subreddit in accordance with this community's rules.

Thanks for looking!

I have a vintage women’s Omega Seamaster with a sparkly silver dial. It runs well and has no known issues. I’m looking to sell it and would appreciate an estimate of its current market value.

What would be a fair asking price?

Hello, I would appreciate some input on whether this dial is original, it has some heavy wear so I’m leaning it’s original, I am also wondering if the crown is original as I can’t see many similar on 166.010 models. I paid £550. Thank you in advance.